Example sentences of "on the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The home crowd was not pleased and hooligans ( described by French journalist Jacques Verdier as ‘ imbèciles ’ ) spat on the Scotsman as he left the field . |
| 2 | Faye was lying on the outdoor lounger on the veranda as she had been yesterday , and she greeted Belinda briefly , her face creased with tension , before turning to Tom . |
| 3 | Belinda rose obediently and was back in a minute or two , then the posing began in earnest and there was silence on the veranda as Faye worked and Belinda waited . |
| 4 | The sun shines on the ferry as we do the last of the packing , The kayaks have lifted snouts and two holes , one at each end , closed and sealed by hard rubber covers . |
| 5 | Essentially , especially during the past four years , the misery and unemployment which the Government inflicted on Scotland and the north and west of this kingdom have been inflicted on the south as well . |
| 6 | As it was Friday night , nearing the end of our tour of duty , there was plenty of traffic on the road as people came home from pubs and dances . |
| 7 | The beatniks , the bomb banners and campus peace groups were still a fairly intense crowd , dressed in their turtleneck sweaters and jeans , and using Jack Kerouac 's On the Road as their symbol , their bible and guide to escapism and backseat sex . |
| 8 | The S2 provides high torque throughout the rev range , allowing you to apply confident bursts of speed when overtaking , its ‘ ground effect ’ technology tightening the car 's grip on the road as you 're accelerating . |
| 9 | He squinted at a car on the road as it hurried north . |
| 10 | Floy had said he and Snodgrass would try their best to leave markers on the road as they went , providing that Balor did not catch them at it . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's about one per cent , is n't it ? ’ asked Belinda , keeping a careful eye on the road as she drove . |
| 12 | ‘ We will go and spend as many days and nights on the road as are necessary in order to reach them , ’ he said , adding that the UNHCR might cut off its aid to Serbs in eastern Bosnia if the convoys were stopped at Serb road blocks . |
| 13 | Such considerations are important with respect to efficiency , as an alarming amount of time can be spent on the road as opposed to face to face with buyers . |
| 14 | ‘ And even if the good nuns did seduce them , they would have to break the seal on the pouch as well as my lord cardinal 's special seal on each letter , decode the cipher and re-seal them again . ’ |
| 15 | To square this with interference phenomena it is necessary to suppose the existence of a strange force acting on the electron as it traverses , say , the top slit , whose nature depends on whether the bottom slit is at that instant open or shut . |
| 16 | He was in a filthy mood , first because I 'd suggested he sleep on my floor instead of at Sorrel 's so we could get an early start , then because I 'd made him wear a suit and tie to go with our Yuppie cover ( and because I 'd insisted on the shirt as well ) . |
| 17 | Carol was painted on the tail as this was the name of Charlie Paceley 's wife . |
| 18 | We do support them and as I say we buy our poppies , we wear our poppies and like this year we put them on the wreath as well you know er we 're very keen . |
| 19 | Oh yes you are , he thought , tightening the tie on the robe as it threatened to slide undone . |
| 20 | But for a little moment Martigues still stands , and we drink coffee on the quay as we wait for the boats to come in . |
| 21 | ‘ Khaki greens are the worry , ’ advised a local , on the brandy as well . |
| 22 | ‘ He wins at everything and enjoys a flutter on the horses as well as his football pools . ’ |
| 23 | He wrote a short book entitled What Happened in Burma , described on the cover as ‘ the frank revelations of a young Burmese revolutionary leader who has recently escaped from Burma to India ’ . |
| 24 | In the ‘ old-days ’ — another splendidly elastic keyword concept ( concluding date usually adjusted to enable the person bullshitting to claim participation ) — before climbing had lost its mystery , detective work to locate soft touches was as important for success on the crag as training is today . |
| 25 | His front paws rested on the heather as his back legs thrashed about in the dog-sized hole . |
| 26 | The kitchen , with its bold wallpaper , — on the ceiling as well as the walls — breaks all the rules but the Coles love its cosy atmosphere . |
| 27 | As tears began to run down her cheeks Seb dropped the reins and allowed Grye to crop the grass on the verge as he took Carrie in his arms . |
| 28 | And in the 72nd minute Distillery keeper Collins pawed the ball away on the goal-line as Gardiner raced in for the kill . |
| 29 | Moving targets and this month 's specials are advertised on the board as you enter : ‘ A Beretta ten-gauge and a six-shot pump action … |
| 30 | When a guest checks in the receptionist allocates a room showing a green light ; he or she presses a switch and the green light goes off on the board as well as on the cashier 's and housekeeper 's boards . |